Review: Garmin babyCam Bundle
Garmin has just released the Garmin babyCam Bundle: a baby car monitor and Garmin 50 navigation device in one box.
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Tag: gps
Geocaching at 15
On May 3, Geocaching turned 15. According to Geocaching.com, just one day after commercial GPS receivers could receive accurate signals for the first time in 2000, GPS enthusiast Dave Ulmer hid a small treasure in the woods, published the coordinates, and announced the “Great American GPS Stash Hunt.” Thus was born a simple but addictive hobby that anyone with a GPS can play all over the world.
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7 Ways NASA Makes Our Lives Better Every Day
Check out GeekDad’s top 7 technologies that wouldn’t be possible without NASA’s research.
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Study the History and Science of ‘Time and Navigation’
This book is a rich companion piece to a current exhibition of the same name at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
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Waze: Exciting News for This Exciting App
This week I made an almost-1000 mile drive from Florida to West Virginia. Somewhere around Knoxville, where I hit some traffic, I decided to give Waze a chance. I’m glad I did.
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“Live” Maps of UK Railways to Aid Your Procrastination
A collection of maps at Train Times show the approximate real-time positions of trains on the London Underground and those at and surrounding many major UK stations.
Continue ReadingFind Parental Peace of Mind With the Amber Alert GPS
The kind folks at Amber Alert recently offered me the chance to test out their latest child GPS tracking device, and I couldn’t think of any better time and place to try it out than on vacation. So, I charged …
Continue ReadingKytephone App Makes Android Phones Kid-Safe
Keeping kids safe is a priority for parents, especially when it comes to sharing information online. Everyone is worried about some creepy stalker setting up a meeting, or getting their information and whisking them away from a playground or a schoolyard. Many parents opt to keep them away from things like smartphones for fear of their making dangerous connections. The problem is that there are times most of us would like our kids to have a ready means of contacting us in a pinch. Kytephone aims to provide a way for parents to give their children phones and keep them safe.
Continue ReadingStar Wars Week: Star Wars + Tom Tom = Giveaway!
The Tom Tom VIA 1535TM is a great companion for your trips around the galaxy. I’ve never really used a GPS before so this made for an interesting experience. The device itself is pretty simple and I appreciated the ease of getting my device ready for the road. Of all the really neat features that it has, […]
Continue ReadingiOnRoad Collision Warning App for Android
For some reason, I’ve always spent a lot of time driving. There was that decade where my in-laws lived 650 miles away, making for many long weekends spent on narrow, Northern Ontario highways. Then 13 years or so enjoying a …
Continue ReadingHow to Make a Long Drive Interesting With Technology
I have a geeky obsession. I’m sure I wouldn’t be a GeekMom without at least one of those, right? Our family has a 2006 Toyota Prius, which we absolutely LOVE! Sometimes Dave and I wish we had a Mustang instead for the coolness factor, but the practical side of us really appreciates having this car! […]
Continue Reading5 Pieces of High Tech Hiking Gear I Wish I’d Had Last Weekend
Last weekend we were in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York scouting out a bike race route, and got an offer of a free suite at a nice motel. Since we mainly come to the Adirondacks to bike, we …
Continue ReadingHead-to-Head: Garmin Forerunner and Nike+
Running has been a significant part of my exercise regimen over the last three years. I’m also a geek and love my gadgets, so it was only natural that I would look for running gadgets to track my pace, time …
Continue Reading“Are We There Yet?” Map Reading for Kids, Part 2
The development of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) devices has changed the way we plan and undertake travel. And now, when it comes to navigation, most people rely on Google Earth and Tom Tom in their …
Continue ReadingThe GeekDad Space Report for June 1, 2010
Welcome to the GeekDad Space Report for the week of May 31st, 2010 (publishing the day after Memorial Day). If you are in the United States, I hope you enjoyed Memorial Day and if you aren’t in the United States, …
Continue ReadingThe GeekDad Space Report for May 24, 2010
Welcome to the GeekDad Space Report for the week of May 24, 2010! We had a busy launch schedule last week with four launches on the schedule but only two of those made it off the pad. The launch of …
Continue ReadingThe GeekDad Space Report for May 17, 2010
Hello everyone and welcome to another addition of the GeekDad Space Report! Last week the big news was the planned launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Atlantis rocketed off the pad on schedule and successfully docked with the International Space …
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